Corner-fastening for bedsteads.



G. A. GARLSON.

GORNEB. FASTENING FOR BEDSTEADS.

APPLICATION FILED JULY 2, 1908.

904,681. Patented Nov. 24, 1908.

Pf-Ll -f "2 fla /jazzy GEORGE A. OARLSON, OF MOSCOW, IDAHO.

CORNER-FASTENING FOR BEDSTEADS.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Nov. 24, 1908.

Application filed July 2, 1908. Serial No. M1523.

T all whom it may concern:

Be it known that l, Gnoaon A. Chanson, a citizen of the United States,residing at Moscow, in the county of Latah and State of Idaho, haveinvented a new and useful Corner-Fastening for Bedsteads, of which thefollowing is a specification.

This invention relates to corner fastenings for metal bedsteads; and hasfor its object to provide a simple and secure means for attaching theside rails of bedsteads to the corner posts of the head and footsections, the construction being such that it is immaterial how therails are presented to the posts, the fastenings thereon are certain toengage with one another and make a strong and rigid connection.

\Vith this as the main object in view the invention consists of thenovel construction and ctnnbination of parts hereinafter described andclaimed, and illustrated in the accompanying drawing, in which Figure 1is a side elevation of a corner post and a part of the side rail of abedstead illustrating the invention, a portion of the fastening beingbroken away; Fig. 2 a. detail view in elevation of the bed post; Fig. 3a cross sectional view of the same on the line 3 3 of Fig. 2; Fig. aplan view of one end of the side rail; and Fig. a perspective viewenlarged of that part of the fastening device carried by the end of theside rail.

Like reference characters are used for the same parts in all thefigures.

In the drawing, 1 indicates a metal bed post and 2 one of the side railsfastened thereto. The posts and rails are of well known type and need nofurther description.

At a proper height from the floor, that is to say the height of the siderails, the posts are each provided with three lugs 3, 4:, and Thecentral lug 3 projects outwardly from the post 1, as shown in Fig. 2,while the lugs 4t and 5 extend inwardly in a direction opposite that oflug 3. See Fig. 3. Each lug is as wide as the bed post, curved on itsprojecting end and beveled towards the post from below upwardly.

Castor otherwise secured on each end of the bedstead rails 2, arefastening members 6 adapted to cooperate wit-l1 the lugs 3, 4:, and onthe bed posts 1. Each member 6 comprises a head 7 provided with anextension 8 inclosing the rail end, from which extension the top andbottom sides of the at equal angles and for a suitto an integralvertically placed casing S) equally disposed above and below ahorizontal line extending through the rail The top and bottom edges ofthe casing t) are. when the bed is set up. in substantially the sameplanes as the top and bottom sides of the lugs 41 and 5 res 'iectively.

\Vithin the semi-circular casing 9 are two ribs, one 10 near the top ofthe casing and the other 11 near the bottom thereof. These ribs 10 and11 are each beveled in opposite directions from a horizontal concaveedge 12, see Fig. 5. and having a radius equal to that of the lugs 4tand Referring to Fig. 1. it will be noted that the inner beveled side ofthe rib 10 and the outer beveled side of the rib 11 have the same angleas the beveled ends of the lugs 4t and 5, and that the edges 12 aremidway between the tops and bottoms of said lugs. Now, as the outerbeveled side of the rib 10 and the inner beveled side of the rib 11 formsimilar but opposite angles to the prevously noted beveled sides. theside rail 2 will engage with and fit the lugs t and 5 on the bed postreadily and securely whichever side of said rail is uppermost.

Projecting from the middle of one upright edge of the semi-circularcasing in a plane parallel to the side rail 2 is a thin and somewhatbroad arm 13 terminating in a semicircular, or hook shaped end 1 1 theinner radius of which is substantially the same as the radius of the lug3 on the bed post. A rib 15 similar to the ribs 10 and 11, is formedwithin the curved end 14 and bears the same relation to the lug 3 thatthe ribs 10 and 1.1 bear to the lugs 1 and 5. The vertical edge of thesemi-circular casing 9 opposite the arm 13, is cut away between the ribs10 and 11, forming an open space 16 to enable the assemblage of the postland rail 2 in the following manner.

The bed post 1 is preferably raised to a vertical position and the siderail 2, supported horizontally, is'moved to bring the fastening member 6against the bed post with the rib 1 1 above the lug 8, the space 16'opposite the lug 1 and the bottom of the easing above the lowest lug 5.The rail is then moved, towards the post which enters the space 17between the arm 13 at one side, the casing at one end and the hookshaped end 1 1 of the arm at the other end. As soon as head diverge abled istance semi-circular the bed post 1 and the side of the arm 13 comein contact, the side rail is dropped into place, bringing the lowerbeveled faces of the ribs 15, 10 and 11 in contact with and supported bythe beveled ends of the respective lugs 3, 4, and 5.

A bedstead fastener constructed as above described is strong, light andserves to brace the head and foot sections against tilting lengthwise ofthe bed owing to the length of the bearing, and the support given on theinner and outer sides of the post by the coacting ribs and lugs. A bedcan be set up and taken down very quickly when provided with thehereinabove described fastening, and will be thoroughly rigid andstrong.

hat is claimed is 1. I11 a corner fastening for bedsteads, a bed postprovided with oppositely project ing lugs, combined with a rail having ahead on each end adapted to connect with said post, said head having anarm adapted to extend around said bed post and ribs on said head and armarranged to rest on said lugs and be supported by them. v

2. In a corner fastening for bedsteads, a bed post provided withoppositely projecting lugs having their ends inclined upwardly in thedirection of the post, combined with a rail having a head 011 each endadapted to connect with said bed post, said head having an arm on oneside arranged to extend partly around the bed post and ribs on said headand arm having beveled faces to rest on the beveled ends of said lugsand be supported by them.

3. In a corner fastening for bedsteads, a

bed post provided with oppositely projecting lugs having curved endsinclined up wardly toward the post, combined with a cooperating memberon the end of the side rail, said member comprising a head having avertical semi-circular casing containing a double inclined curved ribnear each end, an arm projecting from one side of said casing with asemi-circular hook on its end and a curved double inclined rib in saidhook, said ribs adapted to rest on the beveled ends of said lugs whenthe head is in either of two positions.

l. In a corner fastening for bedsteads, a bed-post provided withoppositely projecting lugs having curved ends inclined upwardly towardthe post, combined with a cooperating member on the end of a bed rail,said member comprising a head having a vertical semi-circular casingfrom one side of which an arm projects having a semi-circular or curvedend, said curved end and easing facing each other, a double inclined ribwithin the casing near each end and a like rib within the curved end ofsaid arm, their disposition being such that the cooperating member willbe supported on the bed-post and locked thereto by the wedge-likesurfaces of the ribs and lugs.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own, I have hereto affixedmy signature in the presence of two witnesses.

GEORGE A. GARLSON.

\Vitnesses J. J. KEANE, ADRIAN NELSON.

